HOA Fines & Enforcement: Brentwood vs Pittsburg

HOA fines in Brentwood are governed by Davis-Stirling. Civil Code 5855 requires written notice and a due-process hearing before any discipline, Civil Code 5850 requires a published schedule of fines, and fines are generally not foreclosable unless they convert to a special individual assessment for damage. Excessive fines can be challenged through IDR, ADR, and the courts.

California Civil Code sections 5850 and 5855 require every Pittsburg HOA to adopt a written schedule of monetary penalties and to give the homeowner notice and an opportunity for a hearing before imposing a fine. Fines must be reasonable, must follow the adopted schedule, and cannot become a lien against the home unless the underlying assessment is delinquent. Retroactive or arbitrary fines are unenforceable.